The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-31
Nh. DAVIS ON PRsuIBIsuos.
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BrIsvoU, MISS July %. 1857.
Col. v. u. Lusboski
Nv DRAR FnIksD-Youm Of Ia,
l2th instant, with lbs Enclosures, hal
been received.
i have heretofore declined 20 an
swer any OF the inquiries made fol
my opinion on the constitutional
amendm'n nj now pssding In Texas
Ny nafon fr not replying was IN
un stllingnees 90 enter into c0ntro
verey in which my friends In Texas
eo1d ar'aytd sgainst each other.
la departing fiom the rule hereto.
fore observed, rus. hat II will not
be an IN wairantable intIusion.
Reared Ia the creed OF Democracy,
my faith la lie tenets hae gown with
lite growth, and l adhere 10 The maxim
thar the word is governed too
much"
When our fathers achieved their In.
depeI d nee the corner stone OF the
government they conelruoted was In
dividual liber y, aud the socIal organ.
iIationa they established we're not for
the surrender. but for the protection
OF natural rights. For this govern.
menis We're established deriving their
ipst powers from the consent OF the
governed. THIS was not 20 subjec,
themSclvee 10 thu will Of the mai lrity,
as appears from the fact tina, each
community inserted in its funda-
mental law a bill OF rights 10 guard
the inallenabe privileges u the indi.
vlduh.
There wac then q two.iold purpose
In government--protection and pre-.
venuon sgainst treepass by the strong
upon the weak, the many on the few.
The world had long SUD red from
the expressions OF government und, r
the pretsxt OF ruling by divine right,
and ssSsueing the invasion into private
and domestie sasirs on the plea Of pa.
ternal care Tor the morals and eooi or.
der Of the people.
Oar tiros rejected all such prelen-
sions, their bytt ms being: Govern.
mrnt by the people Tor the people, and
resting on the bass OF uatural, ipalieu.
abe rights. Upon the basis Of the q
gensrA propositions l will briefly
anewer TIE ltquity In regard 10 the
prohibition amen lment at issue.
BE ye Temperate in all things" was
wise injunction, and would apply 10
intolerance az we'll ~ to dru keness.
rhN tAe intemperate use Of ixloxl.
eating liquors 10 an evil, few, Il any,
That is Is at ths root Of many social
disorders 10 eonCetd, hat than IN.
question arises, what ia the appronrI.
ate remedy, and what the present
necessityT To destroy individual lib.
ety ana moral responsibility would
DC 70 eradicate one evil by the subeti.
tuilon OF another, which il Ia admit ed
would ba more fual than that fnr
which II was og-td a. a remedy. Tha
abuse, aud not the use of etinnlan,a
u muet DO confessed, Ia the evil 4, ha
Iemeulou. ihsn II clearly follows
tnat action should clearly he directed
sg'inat tho a1uss rather THAI The nae
II druntenntas be the cause Of diso,.
DER and crime, why not ptononnco
drunkenneed Itself 10 be- a r,Inna
attach TO II proper aud adj ona1a 80 80
altloL II u be objected tbat ,bs pon
altleB c,u.d not be enforced. ,b., 49,
admission that popular op Union wonId
be opposed TO the lAs; but n i, ha
nus snat inriee could not be- i'm panelsd
who would COW Ct 90 degraded = c,ina
ina a. q drunkard, II necessariIy III
lows that q eiatu tory prohibition